SEERIL General Meeting – SEERIL Council Member elections
The next SEERIL General Meeting will be taking place at the Biennial Conference of the Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) 17 Apr - 19 Apr 2024, at the Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, during which the SEERIL Council Member elections will take place.
At the meeting, the election of the SEERIL Officers and Council Members will take place as well as the announcement of the Co-opted Members. Please see attached the agenda and those nominated for positions.
In accordance with the SEERIL By-Laws, members of the Section may may also propose candidates for election and they must be notified to the Section Secretary-Treasurer at least 30 clear days of the General Meeting. Therefore, should you, as a member of the Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL), wish to nominate a candidate for an elected Council Member position please inform Roger Martella (roger.martella@ge.com) and Jimmy Marriner, Legal Practice Division Administrator (jimmy.marriner@int-bar.org) no later than 19 March 2024.
About SEERIL
The Section is composed at present of six subject matter committees: Environment, Health and Safety Law; International Construction Projects; Mining Law; Oil and Gas Law; Power Law; and Water Law.
These committees publish newsletters to keep members informed of significant developments within their subject matter discipline. They may also hold their own specialty conferences. You will find us actively participating in all IBA annual meeting programme activities, putting on cutting edge programmes designed to inform and educate our members. We also hold a bi-annual conference just for our members. The Section is proud to have an official Academic Advisory Group, which publishes a substantial book every two years on topics of interest to our members. We also publish the highly regarded Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law on a quarterly basis.
Because of our members’ expertise, we have been asked by various international organisations to provide comments or insight on various policies within our area of expertise. For example, we have provided comments to the European Union and to the International Monetary Fund. The Section was an active participant in the IBA’s Task Force on Climate Change, Justice and Human Rights, and as a result of that has assisted in the creation of a Climate Change Exchange Network in conjunction with the University of Dundee.
We hope you find this information helpful. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Section Council or Committee Officers.
We are dedicated professionals committed to the highest standards of legal practice. We are organised for the express purpose of guaranteeing full exchange of views on legal issues within our areas of expertise. Our objective is to enhance our practice, enhance the profession, and safeguard our shared environment and resources in a manner consistent with the needs of our society and of our clients. Welcome!
Committees
The role of the Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL) is to coordinate the activities of the following committees.
- Academic Advisory Group
- Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee
- International Construction Projects Committee
- Mining Law Committee
- Oil and Gas Law Committee
- Power Law Committee
- Strategic Planning Working Group
- Water Law Committee
Forthcoming Conferences View All Conferences
IBA ESG Accelerator Training Programme: ESG disclosures, reporting and due diligence
27 Nov 2024 1200 - 1300 GMT
Webinar
IBA ESG Accelerator Training Programme: ESG litigation and dispute resolution trends
04 Dec 2024 1200 - 1300 GMT
Webinar
ESG: the role of lawyers today and in the future
19 Jun - 20 Jun 2025
Paris , France
Past Webinars
Below you can find past webinars presented by SEERIL committees
- Lessons from Covid: improving wellness at law firms
Date: 25 May 2021
How to opt out of climate-unfriendly food: Consumer action or regulatory restrictions?
- The evolution and emergence of environmental justice
Date: 28 Sept 2021
- Understanding H2: the opportunity for hydrogen to help solve the energy transition, and what lawyers need to know.
Date: 13 Sept 2021
- ICP Masterclass Series: Practical considerations for mediation of construction disputes 12 May 2021
Date: 12 May 2021
- Water as a commodity: Merchandising water?
Date: 12 May 2021
- Bribery and corruption: what to do when it strikes?
Date: 25 Jan 2021
A webinar presented by United Kingdom Energy Lawyers Group (UKEP), a subcommittee of the IBA Oil and Gas Law Committee, part of the IBA Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL)
- Time and temperature sensitive transports
Date: 16 Nov 2021
- Asset financing the transportation industry
Date: 6 Oct 2021
- How to opt out of climate-unfriendly food: Consumer action or regulatory restrictions
Date: 5 May 2021
- Decarbonising supply chains in the oil and gas sector
Date: 15 Mar 2021
Publications
SEERIL’s Academic Advisory Group (AAG) published on 1 August 2024 Net Zero and Natural Resources Law: Sovereignty, Security, and Solidarity in the Clean Energy Transition, a collaboration between the IBA and Oxford University Press (OUP).
This title – available in hardback and as an eBook – provides a comprehensive examination of the principles of natural resources law and policy in light of ongoing worldwide efforts to achieve net zero. It further analyses global case studies to understand how legal and regulatory systems are responding, and can better respond, to the wide range of challenges and risks in the clean energy transition. The book offers legal and contract negotiation techniques for promoting coherence and coordination in energy transition programmes across the entire natural resource sector.
To order the book, click here.
BA members are entitled to a 30 per cent discount off the price of the book. To redeem this discount, enter ALAUTHC4 in the 'promotion codes' field at checkout on the OUP website.
The Future is Form: AIEN and IBA Launch Joint Collaboration on New Model Clauses for a Successful Energy Transition
The Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) and the International Bar Association’s Oil and Gas Law Committee (IBA-OGC) announce the launch of the joint project to develop Energy Transition Model Clauses.
The project will deliver model clauses that will be standard contractual provisions the oil and gas industry can rely on to implement their emissions reductions and decarbonization goals and that will help enable an energy transition that is timely, just, sustainable, and efficient.
Scholarship Opportunities
Each year the Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law offers two scholarship awards:
Scholarship for Energy and Natural Resources Law Studies
The SEERIL awards an amount of up to 18,000 to pursue post-graduate studies that may involve master, PhD or post-doctoral research topics in the energy and natural resources field. This scholarship is open to all qualifying academic institutions and their students free of charge. A ‘qualifying academic institution’ is one where at least one member or adjunct member of the faculty is a member of the IBA and a SEERIL committee. The Scholarship is normally open for submission of applications between February and March each year and it is generally awarded during the months of June/July. For further details on applicant qualifications and application submissions please see the following: SEERIL Scholarship for Energy and Natural Resource Law Studies
IBA Annual Conference Scholarship
The SEERIL is pleased to participate in the IBA Annual Conference Scholarship Programme. This programme provides scholarships which are awarded to young lawyers who wish to participate at the Annual Conference, but may find it financially difficult to do so...
The Annual Conference Scholarship includes waived registration fee to attend the Annual Conference, as well as a contribution towards travel/accommodation expenses and is open to those who meet the 'Young Lawyer' eligibility criteria. The Annual Conference Scholarship Programme generally opens for application submissions between late February and early March each year. For further information and application details, please click here.
Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law
Published quarterly, the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (JERL) is the journal of the SEERIL.
The Journal's current Editor is Professor Don C Smith, Director of the Environmental and Natural Resources Program at the University of Denver (US) Sturm College of Law where he teaches Comparative Environmental Law and Contemporary Issues in Oil and Gas. He is assisted by the Journal Board and Editorial Advisory Committee, comprised of members of the Academic Advisory Group (AAG) of SEERIL. Together, they bring to the journal an unsurpassed expertise in all areas of energy and natural resources law.
Featuring contributions written by some of the finest academic minds and most successful practitioners in this area of study, JERL is a highly respected journal committed to reflecting contemporary issues that face the energy and natural resources sectors.
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SEERIL Podcast
This IBA SEERIL podcast series showcases what is new in energy, natural resources, environmental and infrastructure law, including topics presented at IBA conferences and in IBA committee activities. It also highlights new and interesting topics in the Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law.